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writinginthesecrettrees · 10 months ago

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There is exactly zero photographic evidence of the dress I made for my senior ball back in 2001, and honestly I'm kinda grateful for that.

It was a choice. I had a very distinct vision, and I did not execute it well, but I did come up with something wearable and all the "this is homemade by a person who has taken exactly one home ec course" weirdness was hidden.

It was a floor length princess-seamed yellow satin gown.

Yes, yellow. Like.

Sparkly golden yellow.

(like that gif? The fabric I got was exactly that color.)

Now. A yellow gown is not a bad thing. It was a very pretty color. But there were some odd choices made.

Ok, so first of all I had been struggling for 4 years to find formal gowns for various dances that I could wear a bra with. Because hello double Ds in freshman year, I was BUSTY. Strapless bras did not work for me (although I find myself wondering if bra tech has advanced since then). So what was my solution? I said "fuck it, I'm sewing a bra into this dress." And I did.

It worked really well, but then I had old tatty bra straps sticking out of my pretty satin dress.

So... trim to the rescue!

What did I use for trim? I'm so glad you asked.

I used a black feather boa for trim.

I whipstitched it all along the neckline, and made it into straps. Fluffy black feathers. On my pretty yellow dress. One like this:

Just so you have an idea.

And then. I put one around the hem, too. For balance. Look, I don't have a sane explanation, I just really liked the color combo for some reason. It was 2001, I lived in wide-leg overalls with pockets big enough to fit several paperbacks, my fashion sense was non-existent.

I paired this dress with black suede pumps and black satin opera gloves, by the way.

Because of course I did.

Um. I don't know if I've really painted the right picture here.

You gotta picture Kate Hudson's "How To Lose A Guy" dress

But like... cheaper fabric, poorly tailored, and trimmed with BLACK MARABOU FEATHER BOAS. I cannot emphasize that enough.

#adventures in sewing #i also made a hair accessory #using satin scraps and leftover feathers and rhinestones #like the really cheap rhinestones you get in little baggies at the craft store #the ones that are plastic and foil #it was pretty tho #and my dress looked better than the girls who just wrapped themselves in different colors of Saran wrap #yeah #that was a thing #at our ball

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artiquar · 2 months ago

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my dear penelope, we've twenty lost years of love to make up for.

#odypen #odysseus #penelope #greek mythology #GRAAHGHG this was fun to work on even if there are things id change #i was just having fun coming up with a penelope design and then. oops made a whole piece #does it make sense for their olive tree bed to have an ocean view NO but it's the aesthetic tm #originally I had the room closed off but the sunrise colors drew me in ..... i couldn't resist......#I just. think about all of the time they spent apart and yet they still adore each other so much!!!!!#they are THE definition of love imo.#i wanted to give them olive leaves or twigs but it got too cluttered and wonky feeling #i also initially had penelope with olive leaf earrings but changed it to the clasps on her dress #but i think she'd have an assortment of olive themed accessories and whatnot #clasps and hair pins and earrings and necklaces and all of that. because the olive tree represents their love!!!!#the odyssey

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bhaalsdeepbat · 8 months ago

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I think Lae'zel would really enjoy having her nails painted. she wears warrior makeup all over her face and neck, she has those lovely little braids, she took the time to bead her hair. i think she likes having a little bit of polish to her look

#bat rambles #then her casual wear is her fucking cutoffs #but even then she like #has that huge ass belt buckle #girlie likes her jewelry and accessories and she likes her battle makeup #i also SERIOUSLY DOUBT she let anyone at the creche do any of that for her #she's all about the good of the collective but keeps a distance at first as a way of protecting herself from getting murdered #by another Gith if she made the mistake of letting her guard down #which would like #IMAGINE ok #i love the idea of the companions eventually having little rituals together #like astarion and lae'zel and karlach and tav/durge getting together for hair braiding #astarion is there to gossip and got shoved someone so he could be the back of the braid train #karlach puts the WORST braid in his hair that never comes out and it's so messy #he doesn't know it's there #also like #karlach and lae'zel and tav/durge getting with wyll and all of them decorating each other's horns and hair #lae'zel would be very >:T the entire time #but girlie would enjoy it she loves bonding time even if she pretends it's a bother

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beetlejuicesgraveyardrevue · 17 days ago

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sweet lil circus freak

#first time doing clown makeup… did not come out how i envisioned but i do like it #i wanted big ol hearts for eyes but i need to practice my makeup skills #wanted to make an actual neck ruffle too but ran out of time so i just made a kandi star necklace real quick instead #either way #i think i’m cute 🥰#there’s also a big pink present ribbon i’m going to wear as a lil hair accessory

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mellohiizz · 22 days ago

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love the spoketech hug/g

spoke has somehow managed to remind minz that he did what he had to to protect spoke and planet tho and theyve been fairly happy and affectionate together/pos/info

meanwhile my crackship us uu!rosplin because listen, my leader might be a martyr but he is cute while he sacrifices himself for us haha/very pos

this isnt a request im just rambling at you haha/clarification

btw do you have names for the species you draw anyone as?

-🔍🏰(f:🦜✨)

that's great! don't worry, i don't mind people rambling in my inbox, i ramble a lot myself, so i get wanting to share something with someone. <3 about species, no, not really. most of the species i make my designs are either based on my own oc lore, or just straight up species from it. (like with spoke) sometimes i just take the inspo from how i write the certain species in my own lore. like with parrot, egg and ro. (i draw ro and egg both as angels, if it wasn't clear. parrot is an avian.) i'm only in the early process of writing it all, so i don't really have actual names for species, and it's not like they're some original species, they're mostly just something i make up on the spot or my interpritations. (my sona is also a species from my oc lore, btw)

#☆ inbox .#happy you liked the art btw ^_^#sorry kind of yapped there #i like working on my own world building its fun #still thinking of occasionally dropping some of my oc art too if anyone would be interested #i dont know i have a second blog that i made recently for other stuff since i kind of want to keep this one for mcyt #idk we'll see #sometimes i kind of just add little quirks like feathers in hair for avians. it has a more cultural meaning than just accessories #also parrot is just generally based on one of the families in it #okay ill stop here

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tophats-tea · 3 months ago

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drawing fanart everyday for Danganronpa: A New Generation until the First Episode comes out

Day 215: TalentSwap AU log-writing

Check out the fangan!

#DGNG #poppi tomiko #rosie darwin #julien kenta #dailydgng #poppi might or might be intentionally keeping things secret #julien keeps saying contradicting information and forgetting about it later #rosie doesn’t talk about herself much #at all #there’s a lot more question marks (and some scribbled out info) in the logs #naruko still stays the same as canon #the next however many characters’ll be swapped in the same way as the first seven #talentswap!julien’s still about as mysterious as canon rosie since no once can really verify anything poppi says (not even himself)#did I say that before?#idk #it’s been a while #I’d say talentswap!rosie wouldn’t reveal too much about herself on account of lore stuff #depends on how canon goes #also I made her hair accessory a four petal flower (kinda like beta rosie) just to change things a bit more

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fantasticalleigh · 2 months ago

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praying one day we get a wwe figure of drew in his leather jacket. or the slutty tank top + skinny jeans. why are all his figures so bare bones and boring :/

#leigh speaks #drew mcintyre #wwe #also i finally got a punk figure (secondhand) so the little drew on my desk won't be lonely anymore :')#everyone else has like a dozen figures of their own and with varying outfits and accessories and #drew only has 1-2 good one where he comes with Angela and his kilt or sometimes he'll come with his long sleeveless coats #also howwww is there not even an elite figure of drew in that dragon-y black + green gear????#give me black hair ponytail drew!!!! please!!!#i know it probably takes a while to get them made but holy shit how is there not a dual pack of drew and punk with the bracelet #hell you could even add the MITB briefcase with it #how is there not a Rhea + Liv pack yet?? Damian with Dom??? or Finn???#watch these come out months from now when the heat behind these feuds is long gone smh

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totally-not-an-awkward-okapi · 1 year ago

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